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Discogenic Pain

ID: R0093
This stock medical exhibit displays the progression of discogenic pain in a series of four illustrations. The first illustration shows a normal thoracic vertebra and disc from a superior view. The second illustration portrays the same disc with a tear in the annulus. The third illustration is a zoomed in view portraying fluid leaking through the tear. The fourth illustration depicts the fluid coming in contact with the nerve root and causing inflammation and pain.
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pain

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